TREP
Transportation
Reimbursement
Escort Program
San Bernardino County
CalACT Conference—April 2011
Paula McGrew
Department of Aging and Adult Services
Department of Aging
and Adult Services (DAAS)
Three Major Program Areas
Social Service Programs
In Home Supportive Services
Adult Protective Services
Office of Public Guardian/Conservator for the
County of San Bernardino
conservator of individuals who are found to be
gravely disabled or to lack the capacity to manage
their finances and provide for their own care
and where no other individual (relative, friend, or
private conservator) is willing/able to fulfill this
function, as determined by the court.
Area Agency on Aging Programs
DAAS (continued)
Area Agency on Aging Programs
Funding from the Older Americans Act and the
Older Californians Act
Senior Information and Assistance
Elderly Nutrition
Senior Supportive Services
Family Caregiver
Ombudsman Program
Senior Community Service Employment Program
What is TREP?
An incentive program
for volunteer drivers to assist seniors
and persons with disabilities
to receive necessary escort
transportation when they are:
unable to drive
no other member of their household is able to drive for
them
and no other form of transportation is available (or they
are unable to use other forms of transportation)
TREP Funding
Funding is provided by Measure I funds
Measure I is the half-cent sales tax
collected throughout San Bernardino
County for transportation improvements.
5% of revenue collected within each
subarea shall be reserved for Senior and
Disabled Transit Service.
• Senior and Disabled Transit is defined as contributions to
transit operators for fare subsidies for senior citizens and
persons with disabilities or enhancements to transit service
provided to seniors and persons with disabilities.
TREP Partners
SANBAG—San Bernardino Associated
Governments
Department of Public Works
3 Transit Agencies
Morongo Basin Transit Authority
Mountain Area Regional Transit Authority
Victor Valley Transit Authority
Senior Disabled Fund of San
Bernardino County
Areas where TREP is available
Morongo Basin
San Bernardino Mountains
Victor Valley
North Desert
Qualified participant must reside in
unincorporated area of San Bernardino
County
TREP
Qualified seniors and disabled persons
Volunteer drivers reimbursed by the
participant at $0.48
Rides to medical appointments,
banking, shopping, errands, etc.
350 miles per month limitation
500 miles per month for North Desert
Region
TREP—Processing
Application—DAAS Senior Information
and Assistance staff verifies eligibility
Participant submits Mileage
Reimbursement forms by the 15th of the
following month
Upon approval, reimbursement will be
provided by Senior Disabled Fund
TREP Facts
From July to December 2010
55 participants
54,337 miles of trips
TREP Data October 2010
Subarea
Morongo
Basin
Mountains
North
Desert
Victor
Valley
Total #
Miles Round
Trips
3841
104
# of
Clients
13
$ Paid
to
Clients
1608
3264
75
14
1333
722
5
2
275
1469
27
5
661
TREP Data October 2010
Subarea
Morongo
Basin
Mountains
Average Miles Average Cost
per Round Trip per Round Trip
36.9
$ 15.5
43.5
$ 17.8
North Desert
144.4
$ 55.0
Victor Valley
54.4
$ 24.5
Average $ 28.2
TREP Funding Amounts
Subarea
FY 2010/11
FY 2011/12
Morongo Basin
$7500
$20,000
Mountains
$5000
$12,000
North Desert
$5000
$5000
Victor Valley
$7500
$7500
$25,000
$44,500
Total
…but wait there’s more TREP
Department of Behavioral Health funded
TREP for Victor Valley and High Desert
El Mirage TREP-Work
DBH PEI-TREP
Effective October 2009
Funded by Mental Health Services Act,
Prevention and Early Intervention funds
Partners: DBH, Senior Disabled Fund,
VVTA, DAAS
Limited to Victor Valley area and High
Desert
Includes incorporated areas
PEI-TREP Facts
From July to December 2010
84 participants
57,394 miles of trips
PEI TREP Data for October 2010
Subarea Total
Miles
# Round $ Paid to
Trips
Clients
North
Desert
2788
101
8
Victor
Valley
9610
240
38
Total
12,398
341
46
PEI TREP Data for October 2010
Subarea
North
Desert
Victor
Valley
Total
Average Miles Average Cost per
per Round Trip
Round Trip
27.6
$ 9.1
40.0
$ 17.9
36.4
$ 15.3
PEI-TREP Funding
Dedicated $18,000 for 3 fiscal years
FY 2010, 2011 ending June 30, 2012
January 2011 added $24,000
133% increase
El Mirage TREP-Work
Established January 2010 in response
to comments received during unmet
needs hearings
TREP-Work Funded by Local
Transportation Funds
TREP-Work
Transportation
Reimbursement
Employment
Program
Collaborative Partners
First District Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt
SANBAG
Victor Valley Transit Authority
Department of Public Works
Department of Aging and Adult Services
TREP-Work
Connect to the VVTA bus stop at
Muskrat and El Mirage Road
For work, work related training,
education and seeking work
One way trip of 10 miles @ $0.48 per
mile
Eligibility is based on income, trip
purpose and access to a vehicle
TREP-Work
Application—return to DAAS Senior
Information and Assistance
Mileage Reimbursement Request
Complete and submit monthly
Upon approval, reimbursement will be
provided by VVTA
What Works
Seniors in remote areas get rides
Partnerships
DAAS is able to absorb some
administrative costs
Title IIIB, Supportive Services funding
• Mobility Management Service Category
• Coordination Money dedicated to
administrative costs (detailed in Area Plan)
What Could Work Better
…Or A Wish List
Labor Intensive
Additional Funding
Expand Program
Valley Area
San Gabriel Mountains and Lytle Creek
Any Questions?